Intel Core i9-9900K vs i7-9700K vs i7-8700K vs Ryzen 2700X – Which One Is Better and Which One To Buy? The results are out, although the tests were very limited (generally speaking) they do reflect the current standing of the CPUs. So in terms of productivity, the Intel Core i9-9900K beats all CPUs and it is followed by the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X. (Core i9 9900K vs i7 8700K) Let us check it out in the following paragraphs. Core i9 9900K vs i7 8700K. Before we get started, we would like to set expectations that the final specs are subject to change, since, at the time of writing this, the Core i9 9900k is not released yet!
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Hello,
I'm searching for a CPU for my first Z390 chipset build. I'm not planning to overclock anything. The main use for this CPU would be 4K gaming (I have RTX 2080 TI) and video editing.
I work at the national television so I like to bring home some work from time to time. Mainly to import/export movies and also encoding (converting) them for work.
I'm stuck between three options: I7-8700K (519€), I7-9700K (523€) and I9 9900K (827€).
I would go with the 9900K, but I am too worried about the heat. With the 8700K and the 9700K you could probably get away with a good aircooler (Noctua NH-D15) or AIO cooler (Corsair H115i Pro). But with the 9900K, I have heard from many reviewers that it's almost recommended to use a custom watercooling solution, to keep the temps low, because otherwise it hits ~100°C on full load. Example:
When it comes to 4K gaming, they all seem to perform pretty much the same (maybe 1-2 FPS difference in some games) (examples: https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Intel/Core_i7_9700K/15.html )
So I guess my question to you is:
1) Should I be worried about the 9900K running hot?
2) Which CPU should I buy? From the price point 8700K and 9700K cost basically the same, while 9900K being obviously the more expensive one.
As we saw from the 4K gaming benchmarks. The performance seems to be identical between these cards. So I guess it all comes down to productivity (video- and image editing, encoding, compression etc.), where 9900K takes the lead...?!
Thank you in advance,
Chris
I'm searching for a CPU for my first Z390 chipset build. I'm not planning to overclock anything. The main use for this CPU would be 4K gaming (I have RTX 2080 TI) and video editing.
I work at the national television so I like to bring home some work from time to time. Mainly to import/export movies and also encoding (converting) them for work.
I'm stuck between three options: I7-8700K (519€), I7-9700K (523€) and I9 9900K (827€).
I would go with the 9900K, but I am too worried about the heat. With the 8700K and the 9700K you could probably get away with a good aircooler (Noctua NH-D15) or AIO cooler (Corsair H115i Pro). But with the 9900K, I have heard from many reviewers that it's almost recommended to use a custom watercooling solution, to keep the temps low, because otherwise it hits ~100°C on full load. Example:
When it comes to 4K gaming, they all seem to perform pretty much the same (maybe 1-2 FPS difference in some games) (examples: https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Intel/Core_i7_9700K/15.html )
So I guess my question to you is:
1) Should I be worried about the 9900K running hot?
2) Which CPU should I buy? From the price point 8700K and 9700K cost basically the same, while 9900K being obviously the more expensive one.
As we saw from the 4K gaming benchmarks. The performance seems to be identical between these cards. So I guess it all comes down to productivity (video- and image editing, encoding, compression etc.), where 9900K takes the lead...?!
Thank you in advance,
Chris
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I'm having a lot of trouble finding compilation performance comparisons of the new 8c/8t vs old 6c/12t chip. I currently have a 6700k at home on a crappy motherboard (won't even run the RAM at it's xmp profile) and my new work desktop (an 8700k) compiles our firmware in 6.5 minutes compared to the 11 minutes in my home machine. Needless to say, I'm going into the office a lot more than I used to because of how much faster the PC is!
Our build is NOT making the best use of parallel jobs - there's a lot time spent linking large objects or running inefficient bash scripts. For this reason (and some heavy blue bias) I don't think ryzen would be a good choice; I need the single-core performance as well.
So this is what brings me to the 8700k v. 9700k. Has anyone actually run some gcc tests - such as compiling the Linux kernel - on these CPUs? I found a BIG chart of Linux kernel compile times, but it is notably lacking any 9th gen chips.
Also - I have Corsair lpx 3000 RAM and 970 Evo SSD, so I'm covered there. Just need new CPU/motherboard/cooler.
I do occasional gaming via steam's (AMAZING) new Linux support... But I don't expect either of these CPUs to make a difference when I'm running 1060 6GB GPU.
Our build is NOT making the best use of parallel jobs - there's a lot time spent linking large objects or running inefficient bash scripts. For this reason (and some heavy blue bias) I don't think ryzen would be a good choice; I need the single-core performance as well.
So this is what brings me to the 8700k v. 9700k. Has anyone actually run some gcc tests - such as compiling the Linux kernel - on these CPUs? I found a BIG chart of Linux kernel compile times, but it is notably lacking any 9th gen chips.
Also - I have Corsair lpx 3000 RAM and 970 Evo SSD, so I'm covered there. Just need new CPU/motherboard/cooler.
I do occasional gaming via steam's (AMAZING) new Linux support... But I don't expect either of these CPUs to make a difference when I'm running 1060 6GB GPU.